IceEiji 0 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 SOmetimes Japanese omiyage confuse me (even though I am Japanese). A child I know gave me omiyage from trip. It is silver color pendant called "kin no unko" and is shape of unko! Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 What is a omiyage Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro 0 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Omiyage is a gift. It is usually given on return from just about any trip you ever go on (in your Japanese life). It could also be a visit to someone's house, etc, where you bring a bottle of wine, etc. It's a thoughfull tradition but I wish the whole omiyage idea would end. It is sooooooooo troublesome that every time you travel you must spend the time to get everyone you know (practically) a little insignificant gift. I've spent full days on trips to like Thailand or Hawaii buying everyone I know in Japan omiyage! Sorry, that's just my opinion Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 It does get taken to extremes sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 When I left Japan after my Holiday I was given a fan. Is there any meaning to this. Link to post Share on other sites
sexer 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 I've been given chocholate nipples once or twice before by Japanese friends.... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 I've had them too, and seen some chocolate willys as well here. I can't remember where they were from, perhaps there is a town where they are the local speciality Link to post Share on other sites
HotMagma 0 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Some place in Gifu seems to specialise in chocolate genitals Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Pervs! What gets me is those services where you can order omiyage from a specific country, from a Japanese company, and have them delivered to your door in Japan the day you get back. So no need to buy omiyage overseas. (Probably why most omiyage is the same!) Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 though i do like getting little snacks on my desk at work, omiyage is such a pain in the ass. i dont like having it hang over my head when i'm enjoying a vacation. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Talking about "little snacks", I have found the shopping centre at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to be an omiyage shopper's heaven (or hell depending on which way you look at it). They have such a good variety of yummies which they not only package beautifully but also invite you to try out (this is where I learnt "tabete kudasai"). I always get suckered into buying much more that I can carry onto the plane and have a tough time going through security. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 i hate people whoi aks or expect omiage. I don't give it to friends, I have a hard enough time trying to get my 40kgs of a surfboard bag on the plane! No room for it! Link to post Share on other sites
FenderBender 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 I had a J friend who gave me 10,000 yen before my trip - I thought they were just being really kind until I asked the missus and she told me that the said friend was "expecting" me to buy here a nice present from my travels with said money. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Yes, it's the old "here's some money and have a great time - but don't you DARE forget to buy me a present worth at least 10,000 yen" strategy. A strategy that doesn't usually work with the gaijins!! Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 One of my Japanese friends just came back from a trip to Kyushu. Apart from the usual manju type gifts he bought me a keyring that he says was some kind of speciality of the place he was at. It is - so he tells me - made from cows scrotum. It looks ok, but I'm intrigued as to the story behind all that. I'll have to try and find out the name of the place. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 I had heard about the kangeroo scrotum speciality from somewhere in Australia. I think that was on Discovery channel or something similar. Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 i've seen kangaroo scrotum women's purses and many outback tourist places. when i say outback i mean where you can find kangaroos. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Someone came back from GW in our office with chocolate penises and breasts. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 The perfect present! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 sunrise, Im still waiting for my Oz Omiyage Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Someone brought some cool omiyage back from Hokkaido the other week in the shape of skis. I can't remember exactly where they were from, I'll see if the box is still there. Nice they were too. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 sorry Yama, I ate it Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I try to go for the gross-out strategy when i buy omiyage. When i was down in Kyushu, i brought back baby salted dried crabs and squid beaks (apparently, the meat around the beak is the best part) to my Eikaiwa in Hokkaido. But they liked it. Link to post Share on other sites
A lawyer 0 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I've been given the choco breasts before. The person who brought them for me said she thought I'd really like them. Curious comment I thought, I never really worked that woman out... Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by sunrise: sorry Yama, I ate it Doh! I dont even get a piece of Ozz? Link to post Share on other sites
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